Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-04
EXCHANGE NOTES.

Stdsnton JirgiHiGn Mr.. j. X. Rogers
Of the firm of Rogers. Peterson ~ Co.,
grocers Of this place, purchased 10 cattle
from Mr.. Perry .Swank, Of Rockingham.
which average 1923 pounds.
Shenandoah Valley: On last Friday,
whilst Mrs. Emanuel Conner was returning
from a visit to her step.son. Mr. Pierce
Conner. who resides on Smith Creek, She
fell and broke the bone Of her left arm
near the wrist.
Piedmont Tirginian Gen. John Echols.
of the Newport News and Mississippi Val
ley Railway, is having a splendid gold
watch engraved with proper inscription,
at Louisville, KY, TO be presented to
lttlo boy who saw an obstruction on the
track, and by running to stop an APP
preaching train, saved many lives.
.ShsphGdsto'cH Register Charles Alex
auder, a colored boy of Boliver, having
kinded fire in a stove, Lass Wednesday,
by aid Of coal oil, thoughtlcssly placed
the can containing oil so near the fire as
to cause it to ignite. The can burstcd
and the boy was enveloped in flames and
before assistance reached him was burnt
so badly that he died two days later.
Rockingham Register: The two Lee
boys who escaped from the jail in lIarri-
sonburg on Monday night Of last week,
were captured mp in the mountains on
Briery Branch on Monday night last by
Sheriff Lamb and S. A. Davis, and were
brought to town and again incarcerated
on Tuesday. Snyder and Plaugher the
other two escaped, have not been found,
although it is thought they were in the
same neighborhood.
Fanfar Herald On Thursday, Eth
inst, Mrs. Jane o. Cowlng, wife Of
Stephen Cowling, a wealthy farmer at
Annandalc, took heavy dose Of "Rough
on Rats with fatal result, Her husband
wss out on the farm, and when he return
ed for dinner, found his wife in her room
lying upon the floor dead Mrs. Cowliug
had been unsettled in her mind for several
years, imagining that her friends were
going to send her to the asylum
BrryriHe Courier Afew days before
last Christmas Mr.. Samuel IIuyctt, Of
Brncetown, missed a fine hog weighing
over several hundred pounds and not
withstandng diligent search was made
for IT, it could not be fonnd. About two
weeks ago, while Mr.. ITnyett was engaged
IN removing some fodder stacked against
a straw rick, the m issing hog was dis
covered and liberated. II had been con-
fined - days, and was still alive, though
considerably emaciated. 1t was helped Ia
it's feet. fed and bids fair to regain its lost
flesh.
Paqe Courier A colored woman, the
wife of Hamp. Broaddus. who lives near
the White Honse, west of the River,
happened to quite a singular accident last
Sunday. She was going down very
steep hill, and across her path had beer
felled some trees from which the lunb'
had been broken, leaving, it is suppo ed
several sharp and blade-hke splinters.-
Stumbling, she fell headlong on the heap
emitting her nose off and fracturing he
skull. it is thought. DR.. Keller was sum
moned and rendered such aid as her un
fortunate condition required, bnt he j
very apprehensive that her Injuries ma,
I prove fatal.
Spirit Of the gaIley; The house of Mrs
J. =. slusser and all its contents, nea
D Frieden's Church, was entirely consume
by fire on Wednesday morning, Febrnar
%, between 9 and 3 o'clock. The fire
= supposed to have occurred from the WOOD
d box ...... The news passed over the wire
here on Thursday that there were abou
o 400 cases of cholera in mild form
, Lexington, caused from eating stale kal'
y We can scarcely believe it can be tru
r that there is any cases OF genuine choleI
= in Lexington, especially at this time
u year. II will DO well, however, for OF
a people to be very particular about eatin
stale kale and stale fish We cannot
too particular.
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